It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (February 27, 2023)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I will be combining my YA and adult reading and purchases on this one weekly roundup.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

We had a snowy last week of February. We received 9.9 inches of new snow spread out over the week. The 23rd was our big day with 6.2 inches arriving. Along with the snow were cold temperatures and strong winds. We weren't hit as hard as people in the southern half of Minnesota, but it was enough to make things difficult some days.

Today (Sunday) is nice and sunny but a wintry mix is expected tomorrow which could make my annual wellness visit hard to get to. Luckily, my brother with his Subaru Outback equipped with snow tires will be my chauffeur. Wednesday is a busy day too with my annual mammogram and regularly scheduled blood draw, but the weather isn't supposed to be an issue. 

On the upside, baseball is back. I enjoyed a number of Spring Training games yesterday and expect to do so again today. Between the MLB network and my MLB.TV subscription, I have bunches of choices of games almost every day now through October. This may cut down on my reading a bit although I do usually read some while watching games. 

And The Voice is back starting next Monday. 

As for reading, despite having a number of series that I would like to finish, I decided to do a reread of the In Death series - all 56 books of it. Since I prefer reading on my Kindle and many of the early books were either paperbacks or hardcovers on my keeper shelves, this means buying the Kindle versions. I wasn't consistently buying the Kindle version until book 40. With this week's purchases I have the Kindle copies through book 29. I'm hoping to finish my reread before book 57 is released on September 5. I don't plan to write individual reviews of these. I did begin reviewing them starting with book 30 on this blog back in 2010 though I may have missed a few along the way.

Read Last Week

If you can't wait until the review shows up on my blog, reviews are posted to LibraryThing and Goodreads as soon as I write them (usually right after I finish reading a book.)

• Smolder by Laurell K. Hamilton (Review; March 21) -- 29th in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series has her planning her wedding, dealing with her family's disapproval of her fiancé, and dealing with an ancient evil who wants what Jean Claude has. My review will be posted on March 16.
• A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Mine; Audible Plus) -- First in the Lady Sherlock historical mystery series. This was a reread inspired by reading the latest book in the series. My review will be posted on March 30.
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Review; March 21) -- Second in an alternate history fantasy series. Lots of great characters and lots of action. My review will be posted on March 16.

• Portrait in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine; Kindle) -- In Death book 16. I saw a quote from this one on Facebook and decided to reread it since I haven't read it since it was released on 2003. It inspired a goal to reread the entire 56 book series.
• Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews (Mine) -- Long novella/short novel that stars Kate, Curran and Conlan in their new home in Wimington where the desire to keep a low profile is blown when the nephew of their contractor is kidnapped and Kate needs to set things right. My review will be posted on March 18.

• Glory in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine; Reread) -- In Death book 2 has someone slashing the throats of prominent women. Eve and Roarke are having some trouble figuring out their new relationship. Eve's friend Nadine almost becomes a victim.
• The Prince Next Door by Sue Civil-Brown (Mine since 2008) -- This contemporary romance also included a slapstick heist plot line. My review will be posted on March 21.
• Rapture in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine) -- In Death book 4 shows that Eve can't get away from murder even on her honeymoon. This one features mind control with Roarke as one of the potential victims. 

• Immortal in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine; Reread) -- In Death book 3 introduces Peabody as Eve's aide and features a drug that promises youth and beauty until it kills you. Eve's friend Mavis is accused of murder.
• Ceremony in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine; Reread) -- In Death book 5 has witches and magic and the death of a cop and his granddaughter. 

Currently

• Vengeance in Death by J. D. Robb (Kindle Reread)
• Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller (Review; March 28) -- This one is taking me a while solely because it isn't an In Death episode.

Next Week

• Farryn's War by Christie Meierz (Mine)
• The Murder of Madison Garcia by Marcy McCreary (Review; March 28)
• An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly (Review; April 4)

• Downfall by Mark Rubenstein (Review; April 4)
• Blind Spots by Thomas Muller (Review; April 4)
• Fateful Words by Paige Shelton (Review; April 4)

Reviews Posted

• The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCreary
• Blood Red by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook)
• Cold-Blooded Liar by Karen Rose

• The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
• Smoke and Mirrors by Barbara Michaels
• The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff (Audiobook)

Want to See What I Added to My Stack Last Week?

Review:

None

Bought:

• A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Audible Plus)
• A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (Audible Plus)
• The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas (Audible Plus)

• The Prince Next Door by Sue Civil-Brown (Kindle copy of book from TBR mountain)
• Some Golden Harbor by David Drake (Kindle & Audiobook)
• J. D. Robb In Death Collection books 21 - 25 by J. D. Robb (Kindle)

• Found Object by Anne Frasier (Kindle & Audible Daily Deal)
• Forfeit by Dick Francis (BookBub, $1.99)
• J. D. Robb In Death Collection Books 26 - 29 by J. D. Robb

What was your week like?